Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

pdLu from tOrt henry 10 COrlnll. He
combined forces Of Van Dorm and Price u--
5regated p, 900 men. The returns Of Grant,
army show that he had 5000 effective
troops, 5000 of whom vera under Ro,e-
Grams at Corinth and 1900 under Ori at
Bolivar The forward movement Of the Com
federatos began from Pccahon,aS. twenty
miles northwest of Corinth, on the LIST # o.
,obor, and at 10 o'clock on the morniu- frb-
81 the two armies were confroutu. .I.h
other i'll line Of battle
Cirn. Van DornS intention was to open the
attacl; by an assault with Lovell's division on
the left If Eo-ecrans, in the hopo that the
latter would strengthen that position hy
Withdrawing troops from his right, Nner'-
upon Price was to swing around aui make
the principal assault on that weak pint
noSecrans, being apprised Of the approach u
the enemy, had taken a position that was
defended hy limo Of new aud strong in
treuchments which had been constructed
within the Old Notifications, and nearer he
town.
His forces consisted OF two div sions of his
own army under Stanley and Hamilton, ana
| two divisions of the Army NJ the Irun..>s "
commanded by Davies and Mexican. iiam!l-
! ton was on the right, Davies in the confer AMI
Mexican on tho left, with Stanley in reserve.
The engagement began about l0o'clock, when
| Lowell, who had the Confederate right, en-
countered McKean'5 and Davies divisions
near the outer works, penetrated a broad Cup
between the two and forced back the Union
| line to the inner redoubtS. Prices corps
made another attack upon Davies division
later driving it back upon battery
Robinett where at sunset the lighting
ceased for the day, Gen Price belev-
| ing that his men were not equal to fur
ther cxertion owing to the fact that they had
| previously marched many miles without
water, and We're utterly exhausted. OF this
| incident Gen Van Dorm says: II saw with
| regret the sun sink below the horizon as the
| last shot of our sharpshOoters followed the
retreatnS foe into their innermo,t lines. Ga"
| hour more Of daylight and victory would
| have soothed our grief Tor the loss IT the
gallant dead who sleep on that lost hut uut
| dishonored field Cot. Francis Nintum
Greene, Of the United States army, de,,rib-
ing tho results of the day, says: The battle
had been most encouraging for the Con
| Tolerate arms Rnsecrans had heon driven
back for Il distance OF about two miles and
had taken refuge in the redoubts just "ntSito
Of tine twu The Confederates pas-ed the
night within a few hundred yards II 'hese
redoubts, and they hoped OF the moro" Ia
complete the obstruction Of TIN Union army.
This army, however, was by 10 means De
moraliaed on disheartened, and during the
night - position was so r-uTnnged IL 10
make "A strouS defense in The morning
| McKean's div ision was placed 0u tho oS-
treme left south OF the Meniphi, railroad;
Stanley took post across that Toad to defend
batteries Williams and Rohino,r, Davies
moved to the northwest OF the town and
Hamilton's division formed the extreme
right. Ros,"rans' force Of 230o0 mcn was,
therefore. concentrated on the arc OF "a circle
around Corith less than two miles in length,
! and the prominent points Of the line wore de-
Tended 10y strong redouhts,
Van Dorm had also rearranGea his troops
during the night. Lowell being placed ON the
south W tn Memphis railroad, MauN III
front of battery Robinett and Prize, corps
ON the left SIC plan was for Gen. llerhNt
on the cxireuir left 20 begin action at dew
light, and, py,tug on his right, swmS his
left down iu- tlhoad toward thu town, Nh.i,
Maurys batteries we're 10 open on hnt,"rI
! Robinetr
The order W.o not executed, and the coutrl
becoming engaged the plan was disalrauged
Some of the most desperate fighting Of th'